Lin Yun didn’t understand why the sunflowers were growing so slowly, so she simply watered and fertilized them according to their condition.

Fortunately, they had sprouted. That meant there was still hope that they would eventually grow into sunflowers like the ones she had cultivated before.

Lin Yun hadn’t eaten most of the remaining sunflower seeds. She had stored them away, intending to use them as seeds until this batch had fully grown.

That afternoon, Lin Yun sat by the window again and could clearly tell that the sound of the rain outside had weakened.

It seemed that the torrential rain would finally stop soon.

A few days later, the water outside gradually began to recede.

Every time Lin Yun opened the window, she could clearly see that the water level had dropped.

Day 22 of the Zombie World.

The water level had indeed fallen.

At least from the Shelter window, Lin Yun could once again see the top of the window outside. That was where the water level had reached.

Two more days passed, and the water level continued to drop.

Day 25 of the Zombie World.

The water outside had finally fallen to knee level.

[Ahem! Lin Yun, hurry up and check the Points Mall! There’s a surprise!]

"A surprise? What kind of surprise? I hope it’s not a nasty one."

Lin Yun continued complaining about the System, but she still obediently opened her personal panel and entered the Points Mall.

Suddenly, the two items that had previously been marked as sold out had changed.

They had been replaced by protective suits and gas masks.

"What are you doing...?"

[That depends on how you interpret it.]

[We’re currently having a promotion: one protective suit is 20% off, two suits are 30% off, and bulk orders receive additional discounts.]

Lin Yun’s gaze shifted toward the prices listed below.

She almost laughed.

"Fifty points for one? You really have the nerve to sell that, old man!"

She decided to talk about it later.

The water outside hadn’t completely receded, and the rain hadn’t stopped entirely either. Although it wasn’t as heavy as before, it was still moderate to heavy rain.

Lin Yun wasn’t willing to go outside yet.

What she didn’t expect was that as soon as she woke up from her afternoon nap, Ghost Vine suddenly rushed over in a panic.

[Youyou! The water outside is gone!]

Sang Biao also threw himself at Lin Yun.

"Youyou! The water outside is gone! Can we go outside now?!"

Sang Biao’s eyes were frighteningly bright.

Lin Yun looked at Tuan Tuan beside him.

She was exactly the same.

Lin Yun turned her head away, feeling rather complicated.

She suddenly felt that Tuan Tuan, despite being a tiger, had somehow been turned into a cat by Sang Biao.

Although tigers were felines, something about this still seemed strange.

But she couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was.

Forget it.

Never mind.

"You two, calm down. Let me see what’s going on first."

Lin Yun rolled out of bed and opened the window to check the situation outside.

When the water level had risen earlier, Lin Yun had already asked the System about it.

The Shelter’s windows had an air-filtration system, so the foul smell from outside couldn’t enter through either the windows or the Shelter’s door.

She looked outside.

The scene was one of complete devastation.

Mud, rotting debris, and corpses had been left behind as the floodwater receded.

Even while standing inside the Shelter, Lin Yun could imagine what the outside smelled like.

Her nose twitched.

Then she suddenly sneezed.

She had almost forgotten.

She used to suffer from rhinitis.

It seemed that if she wanted to go outside, buying a protective suit and a gas mask was absolutely necessary.

A complete protective suit cost 50 points, while a gas mask cost 20 points.

Lin Yun gritted her teeth.

Then gritted them again.

In the end, she bought a set.

With the discount, she spent a total of 56 points.

As Lin Yun held the protective suit, her gaze fell on the two animals following at her feet.

She paused.

What was she supposed to do with these two?

She couldn’t just stuff them into her backpack, could she?

Ugh!

So annoying!

These points disappeared far too quickly!

"Youyou, where’s your backpack?!"

When Lin Yun took out the protective suit again, Sang Biao couldn’t help urging her to take out the backpack.

He and Tuan Tuan were already used to this.

They also knew that the situation outside was indeed dangerous.

But Lin Yun obviously didn’t have any protective suits suitable for pets.

Lin Yun crouched down and patted both of their heads.

"You’ll have to stay in the backpack for now. If there’s no danger outside, I’ll let you come out and run around."

"Okay!" ×2

Before putting on the protective suit, Lin Yun specially released the Mutated Rose.

The Mutated Rose opened its eyes and looked around.

It seemed to have suddenly found itself in a different place.

Then it noticed Lin Yun standing nearby.

[What do you want?]

Its voice was lazy, as though it had only just woken up.

Lin Yun thought for a moment before asking, "Do you have any roses that can cure all kinds of plagues? Or anything that can cure infectious diseases?"

She wanted to ask the Mutated Rose first.

Just in case she came back from her trip and somehow ended up infected with something.

The System suddenly became defensive.

[What are you talking about?! What are you worried about? These are System-produced products! They’re absolutely guaranteed! As long as the protective suit and gas mask aren’t damaged, you have absolutely no chance of getting infected.]

"Okay, okay. I got it, System."

"I’m just taking precautions. Don’t make such a fuss."

[Plagues...]

"There are also infectious diseases," Lin Yun reminded it again.

[Oh...]

The Mutated Rose shifted its body slightly.

It seemed that it didn’t have anything like that yet.

It would have to wait a little longer.

[Why don’t you wait a little longer? I’ll try my best.]

Lin Yun sighed again, but then encouraged herself.

Even Rose had said it would try its best.

She had to trust it.

"Okay. Good luck."

"I won’t put you away for now. But there are a lot of plants in the Shelter, so you’ll have to bear with it and not climb all over the place."

It didn’t matter that it was a Mutated Rose.

If it didn’t actually need to grow, Lin Yun couldn’t be bothered to let it grow too large anyway.

[Okay, okay. Go do what you need to do. I’ll think about it and get back to you as soon as possible.]

After saying that, the Mutated Rose fell silent again.

Lin Yun scratched her head.

Had that guy fallen asleep again?

She slung the backpack over her chest and then scooped the two animals inside before putting on the protective suit.

Perhaps knowing that Lin Yun would be taking care of two more little ones, the protective suit provided by the System had a transparent section at the front.

That allowed the two cubs inside to see what was happening outside.

Ghost Vine was stuffed inside as well, and its protests were quickly suppressed.

They were only going outside to scout.

There was no need for it to help fight.

Ghost Vine sighed helplessly and finally gave in.

It spread itself out like a vine pancake on top of Tuan Tuan’s head.

When Lin Yun opened the Shelter door, she found the flower shop in complete disarray.

The withered flowers and plants had been swept away by the receding floodwater.

Only some dead branches and leaves remained, along with a few heavy objects that the water hadn’t been able to carry away.

Lin Yun ignored all of it and walked straight toward the entrance.

She leaned against the door and carefully peered outside.

Although it was still raining, visibility was much better than before.

Garbage was scattered everywhere.

But there was nothing unusual.

After leaving the flower shop, Lin Yun headed toward the square.

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